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A version of this archives appears in print on August 8, 1903, on Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: DEPARTMENT STORE TRUST; Corporation with Wide Powers Gets New Jersey Charter. New Organization Begins with $5,000,000 Capital -- Clerks Figure as the Incorporators. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe